The road measures 63.10 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 1 hours and 52 minutes to travel its length.
The A72 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 7 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like HAMILTON, Ferniegair, LARKHALL, Dalserf, Rosebank, Crossford, Hazelbank, Stonebyres, Kirkfieldbank, LANARK, Symington, BIGGAR, Skirling, Blyth Bridge, WEST LINTON, PEEBLES, INNERLEITHEN, WALKERBURN, Clovenfords, and GALASHIELS.
The road passes through several counties, including Lanarkshire, Tweeddale, and Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.